A better world is possible!

The ICE Out Priority was approved at the February 2026 General Body Meeting, and shall run until the end of June 2026 unless extended. This is a meeting of the ICE Out Priority's Steering Committee. Trump’s administration has deployed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a paramilitary force with no regard for the law. ICE is carrying out a campaign of intimidation and violence targeting immigrants and United States citizens. ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP)’s lawlessness recently resulted in the murders of Keith Porter, Renée Good, Alex Pretti, and countless detainees.  In the aftermath, the administration intensified its assault on First and Second Amendment rights and issued oral directives to ICE to disregard Fourth Amendment protections and pursue warrantless searches of homes. To defend our communities, we commit to confronting ICE, CBP, and their public and private enablers.  With Pittsburgh DSA’s Committees as its backbone, and in cooperation with allied organizations, this campaign will take a multipronged approach to restrict, delegitimize, and weaken ICE and CBP operations in Allegheny County while building up rapid response infrastructure under the DSA banner. By the end of the priority period, Pittsburgh DSA will have:  Engaged in a pressure campaign against local government, businesses, and/or employers Engaged hundreds of people in anti-ICE rapid response methods  Strengthened the chapter’s rapid response infrastructure, including integration of DSA membership with existing rapid response networks Trained a core group of DSA members to provide security for future DSA events Strengthened its cross-committee communication and cooperation Created avenues of involvement for members of all experience levels Built a cross-movement coalition to sustain this work and advance the eventual abolition of ICE

At 6:00pm there will be a potluck and social hour before the meeting business starts at 7:00pm. Feel free to bring guests along as well as anything you want for the potluck (no alcohol allowed). Once the meeting gets going we will have committee report backs, a political education segment, and discussion over any business brought to the chapter internally and externally. This meeting will be hybrid--To access the virtual portion, RSVP for the Zoom login! A reminder email will be sent out the day of the meeting with the Zoom credentials.